Hello Ocean lovers!

As you are aware we have been having some issues with Sea Shepherd posts having negative comments and Paul Watson Foundation posts in the group. So to try and fix this issue we have had a few suggestions that we have discussed.

We think it would be best if we keep this sub reddit dedicated to Sea Shepherd and its supporters and their campaigns. And try and keep the comments and posts positive for Sea Shepherd supporters.

For supporters of Paul Watson Foundation we think it would be best if all the supporters or people wanting to follow Paul and his merry men to the Paul Watson page at

https://www.reddit.com/r/paulwatsonfoundation/

You can support both groups :)

For the future of this page i think it would be best to let Matt be a moderator here and he can look after it. Ill be helping in the background. But Matt is a good choice to continue the group in a positive direction supporting Sea Shepherd.

A little bit about your new moderator:

Hello, I’m Matt - A long term supporter and crew member of Sea Shepherd. I’ve been with the organization for nearly a decade and have been on campaigns from Costa Rica to the Faroe Islands. I’ve seen the organization go from a vigilante direct action group ramming whalers to a professional organization using direct action to board, inspect, and arrest fishing vessels. I’m very passionate about ocean conservation and look forward to helping grow this Sea Shepherd supporter community. I’m a fairly open person so don’t hesitate to message me with any questions or concerns regarding the page or if you just want to have a chat.

So please welcome Matt to the page and we look forward to seeing both groups grow and be a positive change for the oceans!

Thanks everyone for your support

Pauly S

Captain Paul Watson is set to Return THIS YEAR to the Southern Ocean to stop the return of the Japanese Whaling Fleet!

Japan has declared war on the whales of the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. They have completed the construction of the 9,300 ton, 112.6 meters long factory ship Kangei Maru. Read the full article from The Japan News here.

There is only one purpose for such a huge fast long range whaling processing ship and that is to hunt and kill whales in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.

The Captain Paul Watson Foundation and Neptune’s Pirates have secured a fast long range ship that can allow us to aggressively intervene. Captain Watson will lead the campaign with a courageous crew of veteran Southern Ocean anti-whaling activists.

“The Japanese whalers are planning to target endangered Fin whales. We intend to stop them,” said Captain Watson.

In an absurd statement, Kyodo Senpaku President Hideki Tokoro told a press conference in the western port city of Shimonoseki, “It’s important to protect marine resources, and we are the ones responsible for that, I believe that continuing (whaling) will benefit both Japan and the world.”

Protecting whales by killing whales is illogical. It is also illegal. There is a global moratorium on commercial whaling, Fin whales are endangered, and it is unlawful to kill whales in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.

It’s been ten years since Captain Watson confronted the Japanese whalers in the waters of Antarctica. He and his crew are ready for the challenge.

https://youtu.be/GyGIm2yofrE?si=rBJGhxhAkRqRjqmC

BREAKING NEWS

VICTORY IN THE FRENCH COURT ON ALL COUNTS
Official Media Release from Sea Shepherd France

The Paris Judicial Court dismisses the charges of Sea Shepherd Global and Geert Vons, condemning them to pay 25,000 euros to Sea Shepherd France.

Yesterday, March 19, the Paris Judicial Court issued a verdict that will delight all donors and supporters not only of Sea Shepherd France but of the entire Sea Shepherd movement, as it was created by Captain Paul Watson in 1977.

In April 2023 the 4 directors of Sea Shepherd Global (SSG) Alex Cornelissen, Peter Hammarstedt, Geert Vons and Jeff Hansen had initiated a lawsuit against Sea Shepherd France in front of the Paris Judicial Court demanding against the French organization demanding a ban on the use of the Sea Shepherd name and Sea Shepherd emblematic logos created by Captain Paul Watson in 1977.

In addition to this ban on use, the four SSG directors demanded a fine of 200 euros per day for the violation, as well as the disclosure of all donations collected by Sea Shepherd France and all sales made by Sea Shepherd Boutique since December 13, 2022, the date of creation of Sea Shepherd Origins.

SSG demanded, among other things, that Sea Shepherd France display its condemnation clearly on the home page of its website for 3 months.

Sea Shepherd France, founded in 2006 in Paris by Lamya Essemlali, that is 7 years before SSG, was accused by its four directors of sowing confusion in the minds of their "customers" and embezzling funds that should have been returned to SSG.

The SSG complaint indeed states "commercial parasitism" of "counterfeit", "denigration" and violation of copyright of Mr. Geert Vons who presents himself as the author of the two emblematic logos of the organization.

To put the context in which this procedure of aggression takes place in such a way that it can disrupt the general public, it should be recalled that a few months earlier, the four SSG directors, including the alleged author of the logos, had illegally evicted Captain Paul Watson and Lamya Essemlali from the Board of directors. Indeed, Paul Watson and Lamya Essemlali opposed the deviation of the original movement and the change of brand image orchestrated by the Four directors.

Eager to manage the new big SSG patrons such as Allianz insurance or the Dutch lottery and concerned to maintain good relations with newly partner African governments, the four directors all placed in their positions by Paul Watson himself, had begun working towards his impeachment. A sneaky eviction strategy made possible by the trust that the Founder had placed on them was then put in place with the result being his illegal removal in August 2022 and then that of Lamya Essemlali in January 2023.

"When Alex Cornelissen, Peter Hammarstedt, Geert Vons and Jeff Hansen illegally removed Lamya Essemlali and myself from the board of Global, they thought we weren't going to fight, and that the original Sea Shepherd would quickly be forgotten." Two years later, we proved them wrong. Based on this court decision, we will continue to work to restore the integrity of the Sea Shepherd movement. " - Captain Paul Watson.

"Sea Shepherd is a rare and precious tool, serving a cause greater than all of us.. A cause bigger than all of us. The original spirit of this rebellious, combative and courageous movement inspires and gives hope to thousands of people. For them and for the ocean, it is inconceivable to let it be held hostage by four men who damage its soul. I am happy that France is a land of resistance for the greatest sea defense movement" Lamya Essemlali

In short, what does the decision of the Paris Court say?

Judge rejects Geert Vons requests based on his alleged copyright.

The judge dismisses the allegations of counterfeit and states that under no circumstances SSG is able to demonstrate any authority or power allowing it to prohibit Sea Shepherd France and Sea Shepherd Boutique from using the Sea Shepherd brand.

Judge rejects the allegations of deceptive business practices and parasiticism.

Judge rejects defamation charges involving “enemy within”, “hostile OPA”, “disgraceful treason,” “pseudo artist,” “pseude activist,” etc... and believes that these words fall, consequently, under the law of July 29, 1881 on freedom of the press. He also believes that the statements emanating from Ms. Lamya Essemlali's personal Facebook account could not be attributed to Sea Shepherd France.

Article 700 :
The judge condemns in solidum the foundation Stitching Sea Shepherd Global and M. Gerrit Johannes Vons to pay the total sum of €25 449.20 to Sea Shepherd France, Sea Shepherd New Caledonia and Sea Shepherd Boutique.

We thank Sea Shepherd France for its support for the Captain Paul Watson Foundation

I know in the past in the gulf of California SS has been attacked by poachers but that video was a few years ago. Is crewing out there still as dangerous? What are the chances of losing ones life to the poachers there? I know SS does not have defensive measures besides non lethal methods, but if you got boarded how do you defend yourself?

Do they Station foreign military on board for protection?

Hello Sea Shepherd supporters and any one that just loves to support the oceans with other groups. It has taken a long slow time to build the group, unsure why i think we are pretty active for a group, Reddit must be just a tough one to crack. But well done on reaching 3000+ members.

Well done everyone, keep posting and making this group awesome. Remember you can post things other than Sea Shepherd like Taiji issues and what other organizations are doing.

If you have any suggestions to make this group better or any improvements, please let me know.

Stay safe on and in the Ocean!

Admin team..

Some of you may know of the scrapping of the cutters. We have seen photos of the Sharpie, sadly I came across this photo of the Farley Mowat

Having been on both the Farley & JPD, I am aware of signs that the ship has been scrapped or recycling taking place. In the photo you can see all the net's rigging has been removed, bow rails have been removed along with both port and starboard lockers have been remove. In recent photos, you can see it on them on the deck of the Sea Horse.

RIP Farley

Looks good, should be interesting. They are working on getting it distributed and some long term filming rights to make more on a good platform so everyone can watch.

https://vimeo.com/904574276/9cfd58f8f6

Watch this video first!!!

https://vimeo.com/900093893

The disgrace of what Sea Shepherd Global has become, compromising beyond belief.

We have all watched over the past year or so the hostile takeover of what was the worlds most effective marine conservation organisation by those who were once highly respected individuals that I considered friends. Illegally kicking out the founder Paul Watson and Lamya Essemlali . What I have seen over this time has completely baffled me, have they all been hypnotized?

Where have their core morals and beliefs vanished too and how can they compromise when the lives of thousands of those they claim to fight for hang in the balance.

I am sure I will lose some friends over this video, and probably get a barrage of messages or be reported and banned for a while, but hypocrisy must be called out.

Sea Shepherd Global have become everything that they called out other NGO's for. Very sad indeed.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-64526018

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Hey fellow activists, I was wondering whether any of u knew if there will be an active campaign on the Faroe Islands next year and how to get in contact with the info team. I am from Germany and our team keeps replying that this isn't their department so I seek your wisdom😂

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZd0Wj87v90

I thought this was a good fairly recent news story on the status of Sea Shepherd and PWF and why some of the past dramas happened and what did happen to Whale wars.

i'd love to get involved in more legitimate ocean conservation groups or conservation efforts in general.

are there other groups like sea shepherd you would recommend volunteering or working for?

🇬🇦This is a shot from our drone operator while we were conducting a boarding/inspection of a fishing vessel within Gabonese waters. Gabon is leading the way for ocean conservation in West Africa, setting up marine parks and continuing its partnership with Sea Shepherd to keep illegal fishing vessels out of their territories. Due to our activities, 10+ vessels have been arrested, many more inspected, and many many more have avoided Gabonese waters all together. 😎🤙🏴‍☠️

PC: Sea Shepherd

This is the “replacement” (can’t truly replace the legendary Bob) for the Bob Barker in the Sea Shepherd Global Fleet. An ex-fishing vessel turned ocean conservation/anti-poaching vessel. I worked several months on this ship and I have to say it’s my favorite in the fleet. An excellent addition with one campaign under its belt and many more to come. Excited to see the future this ship creates 😎🤙

What’s your favorite ship in the fleet?

Felt it would be cool to share this photo of the Bob Barker from when we were in Gibraltar. At the time, I was finishing up a 7 month stint on this vessel doing IUU patrols in West Africa. Loved this ship, very homey and the history involved in the vessel is incredible.

Okay so lets take this page back to Sea Shepherd and its supporters.

We will be working on a Neptunes Pirates page that you can support if you wish.

If you have questions please ask.

Lets hope Sea Shepherd becomes bigger and better for the Oceans.

Hello, I have a small hobby store in which I make jewellery, decorations, and table-top figures. As a part of my business I always donate 10% of an items cost to one of six charities; One of which being Sea Shepherd International.

I am writing here because I am uncertain at the moment, after reading a few posts in this subreddit, what has actually happened and what my customers are currently donating towards.

I know that SS and the Captain split, because SS wants to observe and work more scientifically, whilst the Captain prefers a more direct hands-on approach to stop illegal whaling and the like.

My dilemma is that I don't know what the money really goes towards, or how I should explain it to customers whom are interested in helping. I've seen fancy photos and such on the SS Instagram, but what is really being accomplished?

To be honest, I'd like a direct approach alternative to "just" another office text compiling photo-dump.

Please help me understand the nuances.